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So I'm a newb to the osx86 scene. :)

I just installed the Mac os x 10.4.8 onto my comp.

Everything worked fine; I could log in.

So I decided to install titan and try to get some video drivers.

Installed.... Now reboot....

then all goes dark :(

I see nothing.

 

Any clue as to why its not working?

 

Geforce 5900

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boot using -v -x

 

that should bring you to safe mode, just like window. and then

 

remove titan.kext from /system/library/extensions

 

if -v -x dosnt work, then boot in single user mode by doing this at boot:

 

-v -s

 

then type /sbin/ mount -uw /, hit enter

 

then type

 

rm -rf /system/library/extensions/titan.kext

 

hit enter

 

type logout and/or reboot

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still doesnt work? remove nvdaresman.kext

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I had the same problem on 10.4.10 using some kind of fixed kernel (osx86.hu i_r_c server) and r3d3.kext (the kernel doesn't include decryption as far as i know).

I was only using a hacked kernel before and it worked (semthex).

Card: ATi Radeon 9600 Pro (ATIRadeon9700.kext from 10.4.8, the 10.4.10 one crashes with an undefined symbol error)

 

It boots without the kext but then theres no QE/CI. The most annoying thing is that I can see the mouse pointer, blue screen and login window appear before the screen goes black.

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you should have backup all your modified kext like the ati kext file before proceeding with 10.4.10.

 

try to remove that ati kext and see if it will help.

 

mach_kernel too should not be overwritten when updating to 4.10

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boot using -v -x

 

that should bring you to safe mode, just like window. and then

 

remove titan.kext from /system/library/extensions

 

if -v -x dosnt work, then boot in single user mode by doing this at boot:

 

-v -s

 

then type /sbin/ mount -uw /, hit enter

 

then type

 

rm -rf /system/library/extensions/titan.kext

 

hit enter

 

type logout and/or reboot

--------------------------------------

 

still doesnt work? remove nvdaresman.kext

 

 

after doing that this is what I get

 

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I found a fixed 10.4.10 Atiradeon9700.kext file which works, but still couldn't get a higher screen res.

 

I tried Callisto b008 and 006 both of which produced strange problems with multiple mouse pointers which had vertical lines through them, then I tried b005 and removed the forced display size setting that I had added to com.apple.Boot.plist. In order to be sure that QE would work, I changed the frame buffer in ATIRadeon9700GA.plugin/Contents/Info.plist to CallistoFB from IONDRVFramebuffer as I as saw instructed elsewhere on this forum.

 

This worked and had QE/CI, and allowed me to change my monitor to the larger screen sizes (like 1680x1050 and 1600x1400), however the correct screen size appeared with the top menu bar offscreen, as if it were too large, so I had to choose a slightly off resolution.

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